I wondered why there’s no romance novel set in the ballet world. I had all these stories from the ballet, and my Mom would say “Write them down!” and Mick would say “Write them down!” And finally it was, “This is the time, let’s do it.” Unfortunately, ballet gets cut first from a lot of budgets. ![]() And I was so excited about it and we were looking at venues and then theatres closed. I was originally working on a dance show … a bigger version of the ballet (Hamrick choreographed) to Rolling Stones music. It was the pandemic, and we had all that time. I felt that it was hard, and they didn’t really understand my need to balance being a mother and being in the studio 10 hours a day. At the time, only one other dancer had a child in the company. (But) once I had a child, the balance didn’t work. ![]() I was fulfilled in the roles I was dancing. ![]() You danced with one of the country’s top companies for 16 years. The interview has been edited for length, clarity and flow. Hamrick sat down with The Associated Press to chat about the process of writing her first novel. Cover art for "First Position" (left) and author Melanie Hamrick (right).
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